Silent Letters and -ed Endings Worksheet
How to say it (kn → n, wr → r, mb → m; silent h in hour, l in walk): Silent K, W, B: knife, know, knee (नाइफ़, नो); write, wrong; comb, climb, thumb. Don't say 'k-nife' or 'climb-b'. Silent T, L, H, G: listen, castle; walk, talk, half; hour, honest; sign, foreign. -ed: /t/ after p, k, s, sh, ch (helped, walked); /d/ after other voiced sounds (played, cleaned); /id/ after t or d (wanted, needed). -s / -es: /s/ after p, t, k (cups, books); /z/ after voiced sounds (pens, bags); /iz/ after s, sh, ch, z (buses, watches).
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- 1.Choose the English for: “हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं।” (a) Please pass me the knife. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 2.In 'buses', the ending sounds like ___. (a) /z/ (b) /s/ (c) /iz/
- 3.Make a sentence: the / cricket / played / lane. / in / We
- 4.What does “I wrote the wrong number.” mean? (a) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (b) मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- 5.What does “She walked to the bus stop.” mean? (a) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (b) हम पैदल किराना दुकान तक जाते हैं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- 6.Make a sentence: He / is / an / shopkeeper. / honest
- 7.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) I wanted a cup of chai. (c) I know the answer.
- 8.Choose the English for: “मुझे जवाब पता है।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) She walked to the bus stop. (c) I know the answer.
- 9.The film is two and a ___ hours long. (a) haf (b) halph (c) half
- 10.What does “He is an honest shopkeeper.” mean? (a) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (b) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है। (c) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- 11.Make a sentence: the / bus / walked / She / stop. / to
- 12.What does “I know the answer.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (c) वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- 13.What does “She bought two pens and three books.” mean? (a) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई। (b) उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- 14.Cut the onion with a sharp ___. (a) nife (b) knive (c) knife
- 15.Choose the English for: “मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।” (a) He is an honest shopkeeper. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- 16.What does “The train is half an hour late.” mean? (a) कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए। (b) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- 17.Make a sentence: the / to / announcement. / listen / Please
- 18.Choose the English for: “मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई।” (a) I hurt my knee in the match. (b) Please listen to the announcement. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 19.Make a sentence: walked / stop. / to / She / the / bus
- 20.Choose the English for: “वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।” (a) I know the answer. (b) My father watches the news. (c) He is an honest shopkeeper.
- 21.In 'wanted', the -ed sounds like ___. (a) /d/ (b) /id/ (c) /t/
- 22.Make a sentence: needed / with / He / forms. / help / the
- 23.Please ___ your name at the bottom. (a) sine (b) sign (c) sighn
- 24.Make a sentence: knife. / Please / pass / me / the
- 25.Choose the English for: “कृपया यहाँ फ़ॉर्म पर साइन कीजिए।” (a) Please sign the form here. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) We walk to the kirana shop.
- 26.Make a sentence: I / know / answer. / the
- 27.Make a sentence: Please / here. / form / the / sign
- 28.Make a sentence: late. / The / hour / train / half / an / is
- 29.What does “Please pass me the knife.” mean? (a) कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए। (b) कृपया घोषणा सुनिए। (c) मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए थी।
- 30.What does “He needed help with the forms.” mean? (a) उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी। (b) मैच में मेरे घुटने में चोट लग गई। (c) ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- 31.Make a sentence: an / He / shopkeeper. / is / honest
- 32.He is an ___ man; he never lies. (a) honest (b) honist (c) onest
- 33.Choose the English for: “क्या आप रोज़ अपने दादा-दादी से बात करते हैं?” (a) Please listen to the announcement. (b) Do you talk to your grandparents daily? (c) I wrote the wrong number.
- 34.Choose the English for: “बसों में बहुत भीड़ है।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The buses are very crowded.
- 35.Choose the English for: “मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।” (a) We played cricket in the lane. (b) I wrote the wrong number. (c) My father watches the news.
- 36.Choose the English for: “उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।” (a) I know the answer. (b) She bought two pens and three books. (c) He needed help with the forms.
- 37.What does “My father watches the news.” mean? (a) मुझे जवाब पता है। (b) मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं। (c) वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- 38.Choose the English for: “रविवार को हम एक छोटी पहाड़ी पर चढ़े।” (a) My father watches the news. (b) On Sunday, we climbed a small hill. (c) She walked to the bus stop.
- 39.Choose the English for: “ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।” (a) He needed help with the forms. (b) I hurt my knee in the match. (c) The train is half an hour late.
- 40.Choose the English for: “उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।” (a) She bought two pens and three books. (b) We played cricket in the lane. (c) I know the answer.
Answer key
- We walk to the kirana shop.
- /iz/
- We played cricket in the lane.
- मैंने ग़लत नंबर लिख दिया।
- वह पैदल बस स्टॉप तक गई।
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- I wanted a cup of chai.
- I know the answer.
- half
- वह एक ईमानदार दुकानदार है।
- She walked to the bus stop.
- मुझे जवाब पता है।
- उसने दो पेन और तीन किताबें ख़रीदीं।
- knife
- I wrote the wrong number.
- ट्रेन आधा घंटा लेट है।
- Please listen to the announcement.
- I hurt my knee in the match.
- She walked to the bus stop.
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- /id/
- He needed help with the forms.
- sign
- Please pass me the knife.
- Please sign the form here.
- I know the answer.
- Please sign the form here.
- The train is half an hour late.
- कृपया चाकू मुझे पकड़ा दीजिए।
- उसे फ़ॉर्म भरने में मदद चाहिए थी।
- He is an honest shopkeeper.
- honest
- Do you talk to your grandparents daily?
- The buses are very crowded.
- My father watches the news.
- He needed help with the forms.
- मेरे पापा समाचार देखते हैं।
- On Sunday, we climbed a small hill.
- The train is half an hour late.
- She bought two pens and three books.
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